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July 3, 2026Metaphor and Symbol

More Than “A Black Dog”: Investigating the Use of Depression Conceptual Metaphors in the SANE Community

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YWYuhao Wang

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Overview

Examines depression metaphors used by professionals and patients, suggesting mutual support in online interactions.

Key Points

  • This study aims to investigate how depression is conceptualized through metaphors in the SANE UK community by both professionals and patients.
  • Constructed a corpus from news, comments, and blogs in SANE
  • Followed the MIPVU procedure to analyze metaphor use
  • Compared metaphorical language between psychiatric professionals and patients
  • Professionals use depression metaphors more rationally while patients use them for emotional expression
  • Metaphors with positive or negative themes help build a supportive community
  • Encouraging online interaction between professionals and patients is beneficial

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Yuhao Wang (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4752775c29257aa2579327https://doi.org/10.1080/10926488.2025.2603214
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